Friday, June 16, 2017

Introducing the Cascade Critter!

This week the Cascade Critter came to be. He came together quickly and is already getting into all sorts of trouble. You can follow his adventures on Instagram as well as on the Cascade Yarns social media feed. To make your own Critter you need 1 skein of Pacific Chunky, US 9 DPNs, stuffing and safety eyes.

- 3 Needle Bind off - move stitches to 2 needles with
half of work on each needle. With 2 needles
parallel, insert a 3rd needle knitwise into the
first stitch of each needle. Wrap the yarn around
the needle as if to knit. Knit these 2 stitches
together and slip them off the needle. Knit the
next 2 stitches together (same manner). Slip the
first stitch on the 3rd needle over the 2nd stitch and off the needle. Continue until all stitches are
bound off.

Body:

CO 8 sts - join in
round

1 - K

2 - Kfb of each
stitch (16 sts)

3 - K

4 - K1, Kfb of each
stitch (24 sts)

5 - K

6 - K2, Kfb of each
stitch (32 sts)

7 - K

8 - K3, Kfb of each
stitch (40 sts)

K in round for 20
rounds

Start head shaping:

K18, K2tog - 2 times
(38 sts)

K17, K2tog - 2 times
(36 sts)

K16, K2tog - 2 times
(34 sts)

K15, K2tog - 2 times
(32 sts)

K14, K2tog - 2 times
(30 sts)

K 1 round

Distribute stitches
to 2 dpns

Stuff body

Attach 2 safety eyes

Use 3 needle bind
off when happy with eyes & stuffing

Ears - make 2 -

work back and forth
in garter stitch on 2 needles

CO 3

1 - K

2 - K1, Kfb, K1 (4
sts)

3 - K

4 - K1, Kfb, K2 (5
sts)

5 - K

6 - K2, Kfb, K2 (6
sts)

7 - K

8 - K2, Kfb, K3 (7
sts)

9 - K

10 - K3, Kfb, K3 (8
sts)

11-18 - K

Bind off - leave a
long enough tail to sew the ear to the head.

Fold ear in half at
bound off edge (with open part facing forward), sew to head